Flower Sugar Cubes

Found at Bake It Pretty. Another cute idea for Kay's kitchen tea. Floating flowers in your Earl Grey...how whimiscal!

-charli

Happy Friday

I want a necklace like this. I wish life had a ctrl-Z function. How useful would that be? oops, I didnt mean to do that.Undo.Undo.Undo. Even doing my hair, it would be so useful. More?More?More! Too Much! Undo!Undo!

-charli

bunny eco-bag

oh look! how cute is this bunny version of those eco-friendly carry sacs?

i want to own a whole family of them!

available here.

kay

doodling and scribbling

what happens to all your odd drawings and random doodling? you know the ones you make when you are waiting on the phone or sitting on the train?

if you are Marc Johns, you publish them onto a website, share them with the world and make them into a book.

simple and brilliant.

Kay

Drip Drip Style

Big fan of paint drops. Below is a vintage Moschino bag. So apparently they were always in vogue! Once you look around, it seems they are all the rage now. Wall decals, advertisments and shoes are getting in on the paint craze.

-charli

midas touch

this is madness isn't it?

gold and silver edible food spray paint called Esslack by Korefe.

beautiful and tasty at the same time!

images via Ladylike

kay

Happy Friday

images via Kitka design

kay

Scones & Drawing

Went down to Daylesford ford the weekend. Fresh air and country life.
Nothing beats scones on a cold autumn afternoon, paired with a cup of hot chocolate.
I also did love how, instead of scooping icecream into the ice chocolate, they cut them into cubes. Taking mental notes for Kay's kitchen tea...maybe scones and ice chocolate could be on the menu.I even managed to start my sketch book, sitting on the porch trying to get inspiration. After my birthday, I made it my resolution to pick up drawing again to get myself into a creative space again.

-charli

Innocent Bystander

Went to Healesvilles for my birthday and we stumbled upon Innocent Bystander, a local winery. They have a great cafe where the smell of coffee just fills the room. Great tasting area with helpful staff, where I ended up buying some delicious pink Muscato for my friend's hen's weekend . We ended up chilling there, reading magazines, drinking coffee and trying their pastries. My boy found an arcade table so ended up reliving childhood memories whilst I continued to try their flourless chocolate cake. I definitely recommend this place. It has such a great relaxing atmosphere.

-charli

DIY drift wood lamp

such a simple idea to bring that rustic natural touch to your home!

found on the blog of Aussie home stylist Tim Neve, courtesy of loveandlavender.com

kay

record save-the-dates

these beautifully designed save-the-dates are available from the talented at ellothere via etsy.

check out the store for many other lovely wedding invites.

it would be so cute for a retro rock 'n roll themed wedding! imagine short puffed dress, red lippy for the bride and braces and black framed glasses on the groom. very cool!

kay

Happy Friday

love Japan

love their fashion

would definitely love a flea market in Japan

look at this cool dad - his woolen leggings and short combo is only superceded by the lil dude's pathwork shorts number

being that cool so young is thirsty work!

image via: the sartorialist

kay

wedding e-magazines

have you noticed how pricey bridal magazines are?

well they are often just full of advertisements and not a lot of content! very frustrating and not to mention environmentally unfriendly. that's a lot of paper wastage!

enter the e-mag!

this has to be the way of the future and with more handheld devices like the iPad coming out, i look forward to reading many more of my favourite magazines in this way.

here are a couple of gorgeous online magazines dedicated to my current fave topic: weddings!

they are filled with inspirational real weddings, downloads and DIY ideas.

bookmark them now!

eco-beautiful weddings

nonpareil mag

kay

magnetic chalkboard paint

what is better than chalkboard paint for the home?

paint that is both chalkboard AND magnetic!

what a brilliant concept.

incorporated in these homes and DIY ideas as per apartmenttherapy.com

kay

An Eames in the hand is worth...

have you heard yourself say 'i wish i could afford Eames chairs for my home!' - no? is it just me?

well if anybody knows where i'm coming from, fear not! these little replica mini designer chairs will put you ahead of the pack.

all your Corbusier, Eames and Mies Van Der Rohe dreams will have come true in one happy shipment.

thanks to poketo.com

kay

my dreamy camera

i adore this amazing little digital Harinezumi 2 video camera.

it produces the most dreamy and beautiful imagery (including sound!) similiar to a 8mm film camera.

just heavenly. check out the clip.

i think it'd be wonderful for filming the wedding, don't you?

available here and here.

kay

Review: The Stitches & Craft Show (Melbourne 2010)

I start a 'proper office job' next Monday. So Life of Leisure is Over.

To fill in my last weekday of freedom, I went to The Stitches & Craft Show Melbourne at Caulfield Racecourse (7 May 2010).

In short, a fair mix of 'nanna-style' (think quilts) with hipster retailers (think designer fabrics), and lots of take home 'kits' (sewing kits, toy kits, purse kits, knitting kits...). Also I felt there was lots of 'encouragement' going around... try paper crafting! join in blogging clubs! sew your ideas down on blank fabric in this open space! make felted food items in another open space! All in all, lotsa women across 3 floors talking about and doing 'Craft' in its various forms. I kinda liked it.

Highlights for me:

1. chatting to the girls from Ink & Spindle, who are really talented and lovely. I bought some material from them to make a bag and they asked me to send a photo of my finished project.

2. chatting to the chick from Kids with Crayons and buying some neat presents.

3. being a good little vegemite and trying out most of the free workshops.

i went to the 'don't ditch it, fix it' stall and was taught a few useful skills from a burdastyle girl, like mending pockets as well as gigantic holes in knitted things.

I made a card at the 'Paper Cut Bar'.

I knitted a 'hot toddy' thing (to wrap about a mug) at the 'It's a Purl Thing Bar'.

I embroidered the outside of a cassette tape pattern at the 'Stitch Bar'.

Lowlights:

1. completely missing the burdastyle and tessuti fashion show and free workshop on hand-dyeing (that's what happens when you don't plan ahead and start reading the guide at 2.45pm).

2. waiting Forever for a free seat at the 'Its a Purl Thing Bar'. It's a popular one.

3. excitedly hearing about 'Craft Happy Hour' between 4pm and 5pm where free things are given out every 10 minutes... and not seeing a single Show person giving anything away... boo!

4. i don't think there were any 'special' Show prices on fabric... But there were decent Show prices on wool at Pear Tree Yarn - commendable.

Deenie

Happy Friday

I love Aliens...Ripley is just the baddest, coolest heroine ever! Actually give me any movie with Sigourney Weaver in it.

-charli

Nanna style: Socks

Its getting colder in Melbourne!

Alongside winter jackets and beautiful boots,

we're in love with sexy socks.

Rockin'!

Check out the full 'in the mood for love-style' shoot

in the June 2010 edition of Vogue Australia.

Deenie

sleek entertainment console

if i could type my "whistle" reaction in this blog entry then i would because that was my reaction when i saw this incredible entertainment unit via unplugged.com

so sleek, so chic...my boy would be very impressed

it's called Newind and it's Italian and it's so Gorgeous i spelt it with a capital 'G'

designed by Acerbis

kay

Over the Knee Boots Inspiration

Went boot shopping with Kay the other day and finally found a pair of over the knee boots that fit my tiny feet and disproportionate calves... So thats lend me to some much wanted boots inspiration. Basically, how to wear my boots without looking like a Pretty Woman wannabe.

Found these images in a cool Japanese magazine.

-charli

i heart ice cream

ice cream ice cream i love you so...

why oh why i do not know...

so i can't write poetry very well but i can find great recipes for easy peasy ice cream desserts.

these recipes are courtesy of thekitchn.com and what's more, they don't need an ice cream maker!

yum!

kay